OCRACOKE, N.C. – The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will resume passenger ferry service between Hatteras and Ocracoke on July 3 after the final approval of Senate Bill 750. The bill includes up to $1.14 million to lease and operate the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry thr
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The state will temporarily suspend most highway construction projects that cause lane closures to help reduce the anticipated influx of traffic over the July Fourth holiday weekend. The N.C. Department of Transportation will reopen closed lanes where possible on major routes f
RALEIGH, N.C. -- To comply with Session Law 2019-251 of the N.C. General Assembly, the N.C. Department of Transportation will issue a news release each Friday publishing the weekly “ NCDOT Cash Watch Numbers” report , which is a snapshot of NCDOT expenditures. For holidays when NCDOT offices a
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Senator Thom Tillis issued the following statement on the June jobs report : “We have a long way to go, but today’s jobs report makes clear that the Paycheck Protection Program is working and we are on the road to a strong economic recovery. The question that is now before Nort
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Centene Corporation, a Fortune 50 provider of managed care services for public and private health plans, will create an East Coast regional headquarters and technology hub in Charlotte. This move, which was announced July 1, will bring 3,237 new jobs to North Carolina and an inves
RALEIGH, N.C. – N.C. Forest Service officials urge the public to use extreme caution with fireworks to reduce the risk of igniting wildfires during Independence Day celebrations. "With the current COVID-19 pandemic and cancelations of local fireworks shows, more North Carolinians may reso
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- According to an analysis by Gallup, high levels of voter satisfaction are not necessary for incumbent presidents to be re-elected, but there does appear to be a minimum satisfaction threshold required for an incumbent president to win re-election. According to Gallup, re-el
by Lindsay Marchello, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH, N.C. -- Gov. Roy Cooper was vague in explaining why he delayed an announcement about how and when schools will start classes. All 115 N.C. school districts were asked to create three reopening plans, ranging from most to leas
CARY, N.C. -- Catherine Truitt, a former Johnston County public schools teacher and the Republican nominee for N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction, issued the following statement Wednesday after Governor Roy Cooper delayed his scheduled announcement on the reopening of school
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Governor Roy Cooper said Wednesday that North Carolina will continue working with schools, teachers, parents, and health experts to ensure that plans for school this coming year will protect everybody, especially those at high-risk. “We want to get our students back in the cla
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Governor Roy Cooper signed the following 24 bills into law on July 1, 2020: House Bill 1023: Coronavirus Relief Fund/ Additions & Revisions House Bill 1087: Water/ Wastewater Public Enterprise Reform Senate Bill 681: Agency Policy
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Hometown Strong, an effort created to forge partnerships between rural communities and state government, will expand its focus to help all 80 rural North Carolina counties respond to COVID-19 and strengthen local economies. Governor Roy Cooper has named Mary Penny Kelley as th
